- the act of dissipating.
- the state of being dissipated; dispersion; disintegration.
- a wasting by misuse: the dissipation of a fortune.
- mental distraction; amusement; diversion.
- dissolute way of living, especially excessive drinking of liquor; intemperance.
- a process in which energy is used or lost without accomplishing useful work, as friction causing loss of mechanical energy.
- the act of dissipating or condition of being dissipated
- unrestrained indulgence in physical pleasures, esp alcohol
- excessive expenditure; wastefulness
- amusement; diversion
